Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 83-216

  • seal: includes an impression of the seal upon the paper alone, as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed to the paper. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

(a) Any weight, measure or weighing or measuring device which has been rejected by the secretary and which has not been repaired or restored to weigh or measure within approved tolerances, during any authorized repair period, is hereby declared to be a common nuisance and a contraband device. The secretary may seal the beam or mechanism out of service on any weighing or measuring device, or may take possession of any contraband weight or measure. The secretary shall deliver to the owner or person found in possession of any contraband weight, measure or weighing or measuring device a statement giving the location and description of the weight, measure or weighing or measuring device so sealed or taken.

(b) Any weighing or measuring device which has been sealed out of service by the secretary and which has not been repaired or restored and made to weigh or measure within approved tolerances within 90 days following the date of sealing, or an authorized extension thereof, may be proceeded against by an action, instituted in Shawnee county district court or in the county where such weighing or measuring device is located, for an order for the disposal of such device.

(c) Procedure in regard to the prevention of the maintenance of a common nuisance and procedure for the disposal of any weighing or measuring device may be had in accordance with and in the manner provided for under Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 41-805 and 41-806, and amendments thereto, and as otherwise authorized by statute.